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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales rose in July

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, rose 0.3 per cent to $93.1 billion in July.

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Latest U.S. tariffs take effect on a small number of Canadian goods, some removed

WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. tariffs on a small number of Canadian goods went into effect Tuesday as Washington presses on in its trade war with Canada.

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Carney wants private investors to run Canada's four largest airports

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to see private investors take over operations at Canada's four largest airports — Toronto Pearson, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In a keynote address at...

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Day one of investment summit sees billion-dollar announcements, changes to tax policy

OTTAWA — Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit.

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Canadian manufacturing sales down 0.4 per cent at $78.7 billion in July

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.4 per cent to $78.7 billion in July.

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Flair Airlines secures $76-million bailout from Ottawa as fuel costs soar

The federal government has approved $76 million in emergency aid for Flair Airlines as the high price of jet fuel continues to bleed money from carriers. Flair CEO Len Corrado said in an interview the...

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Inflation holds at 3% in August as high oil prices not spilling over: economists

Canada's inflation rate held steady in August, suggesting higher energy costs have yet to spill over significantly into broader consumer prices. The consumer price index report released Monday by Statistics...

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Prime Minister Carney to kick off first investment summit in Toronto

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is welcoming the world's investors to Toronto on Monday for a high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada.

September 14, 2026 7:18 am EST EST

Google to begin using age assurance tech to identify underage accounts in Canada

OTTAWA — Google is bringing its age assurance technology — which uses artificial intelligence to detect underage users — to Canada.

September 14, 2026 4:00 am EST EST

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

DUBLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help would address the risks from the advancing technology.

September 13, 2026 1:45 pm EST EST